‘Let the man have one f***ing friend’: Bill Maher defends Trump aide Natalie Harp

Published August 22, 2026 12:54pm ET



Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher defended President Donald Trump and his top aide, Natalie Harp, praising her for being “devoted to her job.”

“I don’t know why you have to go after her, you know. She seems incredibly devoted to her job, never takes a day off,” Maher said on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday. “Sometimes she works so hard she forgets to eat and sleep, and now everyone in America is saying the same thing: ‘Why can’t I get a millennial that works like that?’”

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